There
are so many great websites out there already with trip reports that I've
decided not to repeat everyone else's fine efforts other than posting
photo albums with some basic beta. However, I did want to contribute some sort of valuable
new beta in addition to
what's currently out there and it's this: Total
Altitude Gain.

Sometimes
it's quite deceiving to judge a peak's challenge by looking only at simple
base-to-summit altitude gain. When one adds in the extra gain due to
rolling terrain, short but required downclimbs, etc. a 1300m peak can
become a 1700m task which leaves you scratching your head as to why you
feel a little more worn out than you'd expected. It's a good piece of beta
to have and is listed in the table as Total Gain - sorry I don't have it
for every peak.

Here's a list of my summits
(and attempts). Click on any column header to re-sort.

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PHOTOS: Click the underlined peak names for photo albums. ***

Date

Mountain

Grade

Net
Gain
Base to Summit

Total Gain

Altitude

Trip
Time

Distance

(km)

#Peaks Completed on Trip

Notes

2015.04.03

Mt. Patterson

Ski Mountaineering

1641

10hr42m

28.16

1

2015.03.07

Mt. Baldy

Scramble

1

2015.02.22

Blanket Peak

Ski Mountaineering

2809m

1

2015.02.21

Pollox - Blanket Glacier

Ski Mountaineering

1

Pingxi Crags

Scramble

470

2hr17m

1

although, technically four peaks, Ci'enling, Cemu, Xiaozi, and
Putuo,the low elevation and distance between them makes me count them as
one.

2014.10.14

Teapot, Banping, Caiguangliao Circuit

Scramble

650m

3hr4m

1

although, technically three peaks, the low elevation and distance between
them makes me count them as one.

2014.09.30

Yushan (Taiwan)

Scramble

1675

3952m

10hr

27.4

1

Stats are return from Dongpu Hostel, the starting point for a one-day
ascent. The highest peak in Taiwan!

2014.09.21

Lineham Rige and GR593982

Scramble

1298

6hr45m

14.6

2

2014.08.30

Mt. Strachan

Scramble

1514

2687

1

719m, 15.95km and just under 4hrs to Carnarvon lake with overnight packs,
then about 1hr and 795m to the summit

2014.08.23

Mt. Kerr

Scramble

2560

30.7

1

4hrs, 11.85km, 986m to the lake, then another 1hr23m, 3.53km, 537m to the
summit.

Up at 4am for a 6am start. 1720m total elevation gain over 6.5 hours to ascend, 35 minutes at the summit, then 1hr45m to descend the enormous 1960 meters down the Cathedral Crag slide path to the highway.